Gas stove



Aug. 12; 1930.

A. .1. LINDEMANN GAS STOVE Filed Nov. 2l. 1928 W" JM" l Q e s e gl D 9 T1 E1 Z vwzwcoz [galm I :l

atentecl Aug. 12, 1930 ITED STATES ALBERT J. LINDEMANN, OF MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO A. J. LINDEMANN & HOVEBSON COMPANY, F CONSINMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A.

CORPORATION OF WIS- GAS STOVE Application led November 21, 1928. SerialNo. 320,781.

The present improvements relate, in general, to gas stoves, and moreparticularly to means for increasing the utility, safety and appearanceof such stoves.

A primary object, among others, is to provide a novel stove front whichprotects the A stove parts from injury and also guards said `fuel fromthe manifold to the parts from accidental operation. A further Objectisto provide a novel member of the aforementioned type, which protects theclothes of the operator from flame, heat, etc. and at the same timepresents a neat appearance as well as houses and conceals certain of thestove elements.

Other objects and advantages of the present improvements will beapparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanyingdescription, in'the specification and drawings, in which- Fig. l is aperspective view of a gas stove equipped with the present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the relation of the guard housing tothe stove members.

Referring to the drawings, a gas stove of usual construction isillustrated in Fig. 1 and comprises the frame 5 supported on legs 6,having oven 7, broiler 8, utility drawer 9 and grate 10. One or moreburners 11 of usual construction are disposed beneath the grate l() andare adapted for cooking purposes as is well known.

These burners are supplied with fuel from the usual source of supply(not shown) to which manifold 12 is connected. As illustrated in Fig. 2this supply conduit 12 is disposed in the front portion of the stove asis common in this type of apparatus and is provided with a connection 13for supplying burner 11. Any number of such connections may be providedthroughout the extent of the member 12 and are equipped with the usualBunsen or other mixing device 14 for insurlng proper mixture of thehydrocarbon and air lmmediately preceding the entry of the fuel to thegrate l0 and the an actuating shaft 16 which extends forwardly asillustrated in Fig. 2 and terminates in a button or knob 17 which iskeyed or otherwise fixed thereto. A plurality of such valve actuatingmeans is shown in Fig. l.

The front portion of the stove between the drip pan 18 is closed by aframe member dr casing 19 which is adapted to be secured to `the stoveframe in order to conceal the burner 11, manifold 12 and interconnectedparts.

It is notable that this casing member 19 is provided with verticalportions for attachment to the stove frame. Intermediate such points ofattachment the member 19 has a forwardly and downwardly inclined face20, which face terminates in a projecting portion 21, whence the member19 extends toward the stove frame to form the surface 22 which mergeswith the attachment portion of said Amember 19. The inclined face 20 issuitably apertured at spaced points to permit the Valve shafts 16 toprotrude therethrough.

lVhen the stove is assembled the casing member 19 is mounted asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 after which the actuating means 17 aremounted on the protruding ends of the shafts 1G. It will be noted uponi'eference to Fig. 2 that the frame member 19 serves as a housing inwhich the manifold 12, connections 13 and Valve plugs 15 are enclosed.The provision of this member 19 accordingly serves to conceal from viewthe parts aforementioned and at the same time protects them and givesthe stove front a finished and neat appearance.

The protruding portion of the lmember 19 which consists of the inclinedsurface 20, projecting tip 21 and surface 22, aside from performing theabove functions, also constitutes a guard member extending along thefront portion of the stove. It is notable upon reference to Fig. 2 thatthis projecting closely in front of the stove cannot inadvert- A otherdangerous lthe clothing ofthe individual as well as the individualhimself from the flames, heat and characteristics of the burner areas,as well as from the heated metal portions of the Stove. l

The present improvements accordingly provide a combined guard andhousing means for the operativef parts of the burners and at the sametime present a neat appearance to the stove which harmonizes with thegeneral arrangement.

"tending along the Various modifications of the construction andarrangement of parts may be made without departing yfrom the scope ofthe invention.

I claim:

1. A gas stove having a gas manifold exfront thereof, a plurality ofvalves associated with said manifold and having actuating meansprojecting at an angle to the stove front, a guard member extendingdownwardly and outwardly from said stove front and over said manifoldand being apertured for exposing said actuating means, said v ardextending beyond the outer limits o said means and thence extendingrearwardly beneath said manifold to the plane of said stove front. c

2. A gas stove having a gas manifold extending along the front thereof,a plurality of valves associated with said manifold and having actuatingmeans projecting at an angle to the stove front, a housing inclinedforwardly at aslight angle from the vertical plane of the stove frontand extending over said manifold, said housing being apertured forexposing said actuating means and having its inclined portionterminating in a protruding portion substantially opposite said`manifold,

said housing thence extending rearwardly .beneath said Lmanifold t0 thestove front.

3. A gas stove having a gas manifold extending along the front thereof,a plurality of valves associated with said manifold and having valvestems inclined upwardly with respect to said stove front, a guard memberhaving apertures for exposing said stems, said guard member projectingdownwardly and forwardly over said manifold and valves and extendingthence rearwardly beneath said valves and manifoldv to the stove front,

knob members on said stems disposed parallel f ber having a It is tosaid projecting portion, said guard memportion extending outwardlybeyond the limits of said knobs.

Witness my i ber, 1928, county of Milwaukee,

Wisconsin.`

hand this 12th day of Novem- State of ALBERT J. LINDEMANN.

